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Place Names of the World - Europe: Europe: Historical Context, Meanings and Changes
John Everett-Heath
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Description for Place Names of the World - Europe: Europe: Historical Context, Meanings and Changes
Hardcover. John Everett Heath draws on his experience and contacts at the FCO to developed a reference text of the origins of European place names. This volume is confined to the 38 countries of Europe, together with Andorra, Gibraltar, Liechtenstein, Malta, Monaco, San Marino, Cyprus and the Vatican City. Num Pages: 413 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; GBC; GBGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1004.
Place names are a window into the history and characteristics of a country. Their names reflect the migrations of peoples, their religious and cultural traditions, local languages, conquests and fortifications long since disappeared. They also reflect the topography and industrial development of a place. The text is ordered by country alphabetically. The book will include a historical section, putting the place name into context, and references those events, which have had an impact on the geography of a country, and those foreign influences, which have played a part in shaping the place name. This volume is confined to the 38 ... Read more
Place names are a window into the history and characteristics of a country. Their names reflect the migrations of peoples, their religious and cultural traditions, local languages, conquests and fortifications long since disappeared. They also reflect the topography and industrial development of a place. The text is ordered by country alphabetically. The book will include a historical section, putting the place name into context, and references those events, which have had an impact on the geography of a country, and those foreign influences, which have played a part in shaping the place name. This volume is confined to the 38 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
Number of Pages
413
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333777596
SKU
V9780333777596
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99-15
About John Everett-Heath
JOHN EVERETT-HEATH has travelled widely both on business and privately. He has also lived in Cameroun, Cyprus, Italy, Kenya, Malaysia, Oman, USA, Yemen and Yugoslavia. He is a fellow of The Royal Geographical Society and has written and contributed to numerous books.
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